What to purchase next?

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Offline marioed

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on: July 16, 2021, 08:16:09 AM
Hi All,

I recently finished building a Crack with Speedball and enjoyed the build a lot. It was my first build and while my soldering skills have improved I could still use more experience. I’m thinking about what kit to try next. I’m thinking about either the moreplay or the sex experimenters kit. I’d be using the moreplay with a Decware se84ufo amp & if I went with the sex I’d use it as a headphone amp with my lower impedance cans. Which kit is easier to build? I don’t want to bite off too much for my second build.

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Mario



Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: July 16, 2021, 08:22:39 AM
The Moreplay is a pretty easy build but the S3X amp is likely a lot more useful for what you have going on.  You can also use the S3X amp as a preamp, so what it would come down to in my mind is whether you need the three inputs. 

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Reply #2 on: July 18, 2021, 10:36:58 AM
Thanks for the tips Paul. I now have some food for thought. Would I have to do anything different to use the S3x as a preamp? I don’t need three inputs but it might be nice to have two pairs of rca outputs. Would this be possible with either the S3x or Moreplay?

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Mario



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Reply #3 on: July 18, 2021, 11:25:37 AM
There is plenty of room on the S3X chassis to drill 2 holes for an extra set of outputs.
« Last Edit: July 18, 2021, 11:28:36 AM by Thermioniclife »

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Reply #4 on: July 18, 2021, 02:34:20 PM
You can just use a pair of banana to RCA cables out of the speaker jacks.

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Reply #5 on: July 19, 2021, 07:24:15 AM

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Reply #6 on: July 19, 2021, 08:52:11 AM
 Thanks everyone, I’ve got some ideas. Now I just have to decide.

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Mario



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Reply #7 on: July 20, 2021, 06:44:00 PM
This is fabulous news about pre-amping with an S3X. I need a pre-amp to pair with an Emotiva XPA-2 power amp, and also something to drive HiFiman HE6se and Beyer DT-1990 Pro phones. I am incredibly happy with my Crack/SB. How is the availability of S3X? Thank you!

Greg